Example sentences for: names--with

How can you use “names--with” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The most respected mechanic in the village of St. Martin d'Ardèche, not far from where I live, is called Monsieur Salaud . And in another nearby village the job of mayor is held down by the amiable Madame Bordel . Perfectly ordinary-sounding French names--with the sole drawback that salaud means `bastard' and bordel means `brothel'; and all over France these unfortunates have for company the bearers of such names as Lacrotte `turd,' Vachier `piss off,' Connard `bloody fool,' and Putin `whore'-- not to mention such real unprintables like Baize and Ducon .

  • In his notebook, Orwell listed 135 names--with remarks about who the people were, who he guessed might be "some kind of agent," who a fellow traveler or "crypto," and who merely "stupid," "dishonest," or "naïve."


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